Sunday April 7, 2013
I spent lots of time today working on this blog; I guess it
sounds like it should be really professionally written with all the references
to time spent working on it. Well,
it’s just that I have to interrupt work over and over again – to chat with
folks, relax, read my book, walk the dog, use my new hand vacuum, etc. Oh, it’s a busy life!
However, Mike and Terri Church had invited Renate and I to
go to what they described as, “A
hole in the wall taco place that’s supposed to have the best tacos in
town.” Several people had
recommended the restaurant, Tacos Don Felix, to them and they’d taken a look at
the outdoor portion of it on a recent walk in that area. I can’t begin to describe how to get
there; we took a cab and seemed to drive all over narrow and windy
streets. Like so many restaurants
and private homes in Latin America, you really don’t have any idea from the
street view what the interior might be like.
Our wonderful new friends, Terri and Mike Church with Renate in the background.
The late afternoon sun was shining in the window - but really the color is because I had my camera on the incorrect setting!
Drinks are two for one every Sunday so Renate, Terri and Mike each ordered a Marguerita - you can see the size of the serving in the pic of the Churches above. I ordered an O'Doul's Amber ....
Here's a shot of part of the indoor area taken from our table. It is an absolutely beautiful restaurant and the wait staff was so attentive and friendly. I think this is a definite must for my next visit to SMdA.
I'm so happy to have met my new friends - what an adventure - and what fun!
In my newness to blogging I can't figure out how to insert a post between two already published posts; so, I'm adding a little post for yesterday........
In my newness to blogging I can't figure out how to insert a post between two already published posts; so, I'm adding a little post for yesterday........
Saturday
April 6, 2013
Thursday
I spent most of the day entering past journal entries into my blog.
Because I’m still unfamiliar with the formatting, etc, the going was
slow. My new friend, George Lehrer, has been helping me, via email
questions and answers several times a day.
Yesterday
Renate and I went on a trolley tour of San Miguel for about an hour and a
half. It was definitely a valuable introduction to the history,
historical figures, art and architecture of this beautiful city. We filed
into a modern trolley car for a drive with two or three stops around the
central historical portion of the city with a moment by moment description of
the sights and important historical information regarding this beautiful place
founded in 1541(!) and named after Michael, the Archangel, with the later
addition of the “de Allende” in honor of Ignacio Allende, who was born here, a
very important figure in the history of Mexico, especially during the War of
Independence from Spanish rule in the early 19th century.
The
tour was conducted in Spanish. I’m sure there’re others conducted in
English but I was excited to be ‘forced’ to listen intently to the clearly
enunciated Spanish of our guide, Jesu. His monologue was lively and
interactive and I think I actually understood about 90% of it! And, maybe
more importantly, it encouraged me to do some more online investigation
regarding the long and interesting history of this country. Once again,
I’m reminded that the United States is only an infant with regard to the history
of the World. There is actually physical evidence of culture here from
13,000 years ago!
I
love coming back to my little house each evening and sending myself off into
the world of the Internet to learn more about all the things I've experienced during
the day..... It's lots more pleasant than memorizing dates, people and places
in a high school history class!
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